NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Wilson, NC

Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wilson, North Carolina, and NPI 1477027977, issued on Jan 17, 2019. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477027977
Name
Dana Marie Varnell
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
1803 Forest Hills RD W, Wilson, NC 27893
Phone
(252) 243-9629
Enumerated
Jan 17, 2019
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(252) 243-0915
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190314001932); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1803 Forest Hills RD W

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brandon Adams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821455031
  2. Mark Alderson, PTPhysical Therapist1780867564
  3. Matt Bates, DPTPhysical Therapist1104173285
  4. Anne Benton, LAT,ATCAthletic Trainer1457702938
  5. Daniel Carpenter, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1831502558
  6. Hope Chestnut, MPTPhysical Therapist1790927911

Verify Dana Marie Varnell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

694 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 128 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dana Varnell694
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone248 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl103 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl79 claims
  4. Gabapentin43 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
  6. Meloxicam42 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score94.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%67.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Comprehensive Rehab OF Wilson, Inc.Wilson, NC
  2. Emergeortho PAWilson, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dana Marie Varnell among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

51 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wilson

They are 51 of the 835 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilson, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Corina Buzard, PA-C, RD, LDNWilson, NC 278931982799136
  2. Lindsay Coburn Salter, P.A.Wilson, NC 278931073704144
  3. Erica Crouse, RPA-CWilson, NC 278931356596647
  4. Douglas Dalton, PAWilson, NC 278931043288210
  5. James Fitch, PA-CWilson, NC 278931306872494
  6. James Kovach, PA-CWilson, NC 278931588700165
  7. Ronald Marascalco, PA-CWilson, NC 278931649389651
  8. Axel Mercado, PA CWilson, NC 278931578594065

Common questions

What is Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C's NPI number?

Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477027977, issued on Jan 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1803 Forest Hills RD W, Wilson, NC, 27893. Phone: (252) 243-9629. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C's license?

Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C had 694 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dana Marie Varnell, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.